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“If my steps have wandered from the way,
if my heart has followed my eyes,
if the least dirt has stuck to my hands;
then let me sow and someone else eat,
let what grows from my fields be uprooted.

“If my heart has been enticed toward a woman,
and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door;

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if my steps have turned from the path,(A)
    if my heart has been led by my eyes,
    or if my hands(B) have been defiled,(C)
then may others eat what I have sown,(D)
    and may my crops be uprooted.(E)

“If my heart has been enticed(F) by a woman,(G)
    or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,

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